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ScienceLoon-like Waterfowl from Dino-Era Antarctica Is Oldest ‘Modern’ Bird
Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today’s loons and grebes dove for fish an...
March 5, 2025
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EconomyJapan, U.K. Likely to Reaffirm Energy Cooperation at 2+2 Talks; 1st Economic 2+2 Talks Between the Countries
The Japanese and British governments are arranging to reaffirm the promotion of energy cooperatio...
March 5, 2025
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ScienceChile’s Dark Desert Skies at Risk of Light Pollution
CERRO PARANAL, Chile (Reuters) — Chile’s pristine, dark desert skies, world-renowned for astronom...
March 5, 2025
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ScienceLosing Pets Can Cut Deeper Than Many People Realize
PARIS (AP) — Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning.
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Politics & GovernmentPartial Coalitions with Opposition Parties Still Fragile; Japan PM Got over Big Hurdle in 1st Half of Diet Session, But 2nd Half Also Seems Challenging
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba got over the biggest hurdle of the first half of the Diet session a...
March 5, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Vows to Press Ahead on Reshaping America in Speech to Congress as Democrats Register Dissent
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of "swift and unre...
March 5, 2025
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General NewsWildfire Burns for Eighth Day in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture; Dry Weather Advisory Lifted for First Time in Over Two Weeks
The wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, continued burning for an eighth day on Wednesday with ...
March 5, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialRelease of crested ibises in Honshu: Hope for birds flying high with light red wings over Noto
When will this rare bird, a symbol of Japan, once again fly over this nation? A new challenge is ...
March 5, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Budget proposal passes lower house: Minority ruling parties swayed by opposition’s race to win public favor
It can be said that the ruling minority was at the mercy of the opposition parties competing to w...
March 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House of Diet Begins Deliberations on FY25 Budget Bill; Iwate Pref. Wildfires May Be Designated as ‘Major Disaster’
The House of Councillors’ Budget Committee began deliberations on the revised fiscal 2025 budget ...
March 5, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Startup’s Lunar Lander on Course to Land June 6; Set to Be 1st Japanese Private Company to Achieve Moon Landing
Lunar lander Resilience from Tokyo-based startup ispace, inc. will land on the moon on June 6 at ...
March 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Membership Down 62,000 Apparently Due to Funds Scandal; LDP Secretary General ‘Disappointed’
Membership in the Liberal Democratic Party dropped for the second consecutive year in 2024, falli...
March 5, 2025
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General NewsEndangered Rat to Be Shown at Tokyo’s Inokashira Park Zoo; Public to Get Rare View of Japanese Natural Monument
An endangered rat that is also a natural monument of Japan will be on public display at Inokashir...
March 5, 2025
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Japan In FocusLong-Awaited Drift Ice Arrives in Abashiri, Hokkaido; Spotting Comes Later than Any on Record
ABASHIRI, Hokkaido — The first day of drift ice this year was Feb. 15, according to the Abashiri ...
March 5, 2025
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SumoSumo Scene / Expectations High for Latest Pair of Brothers
A new tale of sumo brothers may be unfolding. At the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, Chugo Saito,...
March 5, 2025